RE: Alexa stupidity

Mine is also lately. Mine wants to play music on lights that don’t exist, or well, I don’t think making a light show to music is as simple as play music on lights. If light or lights is in the title of a song, no matter how you phrase it, it will be stupid like that at times. From:

RE: Accessibility of Authenticator Apps

I have used it as well. I also used Authy. The only small issue I can find is that I can’t seem to figure out how to delete keys for companies no longer in business. I usually use Microsoft if I can though. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday,

RE: charging device - does this exist?

This could be handy, as once I set up my new iPhone I got on the upgrade program, it will be using USBC, but my Airpods Pro uses the lightning connector on its case. The cable apple gives with stuff barely reaches the outlet in the bedroom if I want to listen to YouTube or something for a

RE: doing signatures on iPad when signing up something or ensure thing

Even on my phone, the second one was hard, as I needed to do it for a job app. The trackpad on the computer method wouldn't go because you can't get focus to the box you are supposed to sign. I ended up doing explore by touch, tapping the power button three times to turn VO off and then tried

RE: be my ai?

Is there a way to get this or something to describe a YouTube video as it goes? I went to a show the other afternoon that was really good, and I'd like to know more about what the visual part everyone was cheering and applauding about. It never really occurred to me to ask about audio

RE: Can I Copy An Answer from ChatGPT?

Yeah, and with the 3 finger one, wouldn't it end up copying the whole chat, and not just the answer last given? I have never really understood the whole selecting thing on iOS, and stuff that's not in a proper edit box likely isn't selectable in most apps. -Original Message- From:

RE: today's Apple Event

It will be a bit of a bummer for those of us with the lightning Airpods cases once one upgrades to the new phone. I literally don’t have anything else that uses lightning around here except that and the phone, and I don’t want to carry two cords when I visit family for a weekend or whatever

RE: Accessible Ice Maker

That’s what I found. The first one I had, I think some mechanism that hits a little switch in there so it knows the tray is back in position and that it can start another cycle probably broke, so the tray would move back up, stop, and then it would reset, go back down, up, etc, and never start

Zenkey app and keyboard issue with VO

Hi there! I was trying to sign up for this Zenkey app that Verizon recommends as a sort of 2-factor authentication thing. It would really beat being forced to have to open my email every time I log in there, as it deems my iPhone 13 not eligible for doing it by SMS. However, I get as far as the

RE: [EXTERNAL] Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSIM instead of a physical SIM?

Yes, that EID number, I think, is around 32 digits long or something like that. As a small tip, this is one of those occasions where I’d use the 3-finger tap 4 times after flicking right on that about page to the EID to copy exactly what VO said to the clipboard. One can then either paste it in

RE: Old List Messages Reappeared

I thought it was something with the email server I use, as later last week, the hosting provider I use for my domain had an outage for a couple hours or so, and I thought it was queued mail finally coming through. However, I think it’s a different issue, as I got these old messages last night

RE: Has anyone activated a new iPhone to use eSim instead of a physical SIM?

I am on the Apple upgrade program. I used the Esim to activate my service transfer from the 12 to the 13. I am on Verizon also, but on a postpaid account. It’s working fine, but I kind of wish I could just have kept the physical sim, which is a lot easier to deal with in the event of repair

RE: Apple One

I wonder if it prorates automatically, and then just charges the difference, or leaves credit on your account for next time automatically, depending on how early in the billing cycle you do it. I know they aren't necessarily as hard about the refund situation as one has been lead to believe in

RE: Turning on spatial audio

It would be a pretty good ride, as they pair the way that Airpods should pair when it comes to getting them set up. I only paid around $85 or so on Mercari, so thought it’d be an OK deal. I kept the box, so will have to get someone to see if they can see the serial number on there. From:

RE: Turning on spatial audio

I ended up getting a pair of Airpods Pro a couple months ago online. I bought it on one of the second-hand sites, and when I got them, the listing appeared to be honest with what I got in that they were completely packaged as well as I'd expect Apple to package things. They did say though that

RE: Headset

I have heard also that USB devices won’t work for things like phone calls, Skype, etc, but could probably work for purposes like playing music. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 10:51 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: March madness

Yep, it's working good. I have the premium subscription, thought I cancelled it last year when they took everything useful like pro sports off of it, but I've been listening a lot on my Fire TV. On there though, I can't get the premium logged in to make some of the mid-play ad insertions go

RE: Removing SIM Cards

Yep, have switched carriers a few times and did this several times. You just have to be careful not to drop, especially, the new sim you want to put in, but I kept my old ones in case I ended up wanting to switch back. With Sprint, that works, but I think with some carriers, the old sim is

RE: HP air laser jet printer

I think I found that is probably true, the hard way. The HP all in one I have likes to, when hooked to the computer, complain about ink expiring, etc, when I'd use Kurzweil to scan once in a while. If scanning is all I want to do, it shouldn't care how old the ink is. -Original

RE: Garage Band Tutorials?

I really think so. I dusted off an old midi file I had in my Dropbox I got from one of those automated music generators, like the old Microsoft Songsmith, or some website like that where you pick a bunch of parameters, and it spits out the file and gives you a low-fidelity preview. I thought it

Re: Apple's new credit card

When you go to the Wallet app on your iPhone, you go to Apple Card if you have applied, then More, and under there is the option to get the traditional info one needs for other sites and places that don't take Apple Pay. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten To:

Re: This is how you set up your Apple Card for iPhone, cNet

I agree! I am glad that for the first time, we have a card that requires no sighted help to get going with, even with the physical one, because the info we need is right there in the app. The 2 percent cash back for Apple Pay is nice, making it easily the best for things like Uber, Lyft, and

Re: Instant Pot app

Would a person be able to use the Google Assistant integrations with the iOS Google Assistant app? I wish there was a device similar to an echo dot that had a line out jack on it. That's why I never tried Google Assistant yet. - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, May 14,

Re: Apple Card announcement today and thoughts of the group

I do like that. I think the only real threat one would have would be to physically lose the card, but they could use it in-store only and not by phone or online. I think they are the only one to not have the number on it, as on any other card, how would you use it if you didn't have the number?

Re: Apple offering custom 'Grammy Awards experience' and 4 months free of Apple Music via Shazam

I found their app to be kind of hard to use on iOS. I got one of those 3-month trials from a Groupon offer, but it ran out not too long ago. Apple Music and Spotify are probably my choices I like best for accessibility right now. - Original Message - From: Cristóbal Muñoz To:

Re: To AppleCare or not....that is the question

I had a problem back with the iPhone 7, where the charging just quit working randomly one day. Apple did replace it for free while I still had Apple Care, I think you get your first year free, and what you're paying for is the second year, but when the second one exhibited the same exact issue,

Re: Transcription Beta Question Please.

Yeah, voicemail transcription could probably be a lot better than it's presented in iOS. All those underscores are annoying. I think they represent the pauses in speech or parts it didn't pick up, but let's hope this gets better over time. - Original Message - From: "Christopher

Re: The Olympics

I am getting description on my Sharp Roku TV using Spectrum's channel for it, but I would be able to also get it on the iOS app also. I just wish Spectrum would use Apple TV instead of Roku for their accessibility solution, as Roku and audio guide has its querks at times. - Original

Re: homepod

From what I hear online, right when it comes out, it appears like it will be quite limited. It seems like all it will do is Apple Music, and probably airplay or bluetooth, but not sure it would do live radio streaming like Tunein or anything like that. - Original Message - From:

Re: Tune In and sonos

TuneIn does support ChromeCast, but I'm not sure if this helps in this situation, since I don't have a Sonos. On 11/19/2017 08:19 PM, Brent Harding wrote: As far as I knew, Tunein Premium doesn't seem to have any other device support than the phones, computer, and tablets, which means one

Re: Tune In and sonos

As far as I knew, Tunein Premium doesn't seem to have any other device support than the phones, computer, and tablets, which means one is stuck wasting battery to do it over airplay from the phone. I hope that changes some day. - Original Message - From: Marie To:

Re: accessibility of Libratone Zip speaker

From what I read on Libratone's site, their is an app, but not sure how much it is required to use it. It sounds like you can choose the speaker in a section of wifi settings that would come up saying set up new airplay speaker, or by switching the laptop wifi to its temporary one and going

accessibility of Libratone Zip speaker

I am thinking about replacing my speaker dock I have because I think it is starting to go bad in that it is starting to get that crackly sound with voices and the bass part of songs, not only that, using this little airplay to 30 pin adapter to give it airplay has its own issues with the

Re: Crafting materials in Crafting Kingdom

I think I'm still on the lower quests to an extent, but two or three of them sure don't seem like it at times. Right now I have 5 grain, 25000 timber, and a lot of iron ore on the list of things to achieve, as well as some of the way out there ones like getting 500 automations purchased. At

Re: some uber and lift questions

I've never seen much in the way of discounts with Uber, but with Lyft, every now and again, they'll drop in a 10-rides half off deal that you get a couple weeks or so to use. - Original Message - From: "Wayne Merritt" To: Sent:

Re: Uber app experience getting increasingly bad

In the latest upgrades, it seems like the screen is refreshing on its own every so many seconds. It's kind of doable if you flick fast enough before the blip sound refreshes the screen, but it's not an ideal situation. - Original Message - From: "Kathy Brandt"

Re: Bypassing Touch ID & Pass Code

Did 10.3 ever fix the issues with the Focus 40 Blue? I've been holding out on Updating ever since that broke. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2017 3:29 PM Subject: Re: Bypassing Touch ID & Pass Code If you

Re: Apple rumours hint at special iPhone for the blind with integrated 2-row 20-cell braille display

I figured as much on a day like today, it was a joke because nobody would want to hold the width of a 20-cell display up to their ears, which I invision to be about half the width of my Focus 40 Blue I use mostly for work. - Original Message - From: "Richard Turner"

Re: Phone Number to the Accessibility Group

Phone Number to the Accessibility Group The laptop only gives you the guide so you can see what programs are on. That is all. And with the mouse disabled, it won't work at all. Patti -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brent H

Re: Phone Number to the Accessibility Group

How does this laptop solution work? I'd rather just have a remote and a box, use a phone app, or even an Apple TV app, and I'd probably then buy one of those. I'm still in a TWC area, yet they're running Spectrum Business Internet ads for cheaper than I am paying on a promo for ultimate 50, and

Re: Apple Releases iOS 10.2; Bringing Fixes, But Also Some New Bugs for VoiceOver and Focus Braille Display Users

.1.1, and I have fixed it by going to the phone and then swiping away from the time elapsed adjustable item to something else on the screen. This seems to stop it. It is very annoying to constantly hear the time elapsed/1 notification announcement repeated. Wayne On 12/12/16, Brent Harding <br...

Re: Apple Releases iOS 10.2; Bringing Fixes, But Also Some New Bugs for VoiceOver and Focus Braille Display Users

One annoying bug I hope does get fixed is that when streaming from Tunein, if a notification comes in, it incessantly speaks over and over, even if you try to unlock the phone and get it off the screen. Shutting vo off and putting it back on does work, but it takes several seconds after tripple

Re: issues with uber update

I always type in the address to pick me up, but I believe either Uber even maps that incorrectly, or just uses whatever it gets anyways. In fact, last night, the driver said that my pin showed up inside the building, not sure if it was the correct one, as it was one on the wrong street, even

Re: My thoughts regarding Directv Now

How is the app to use with iOS? This is what I'd be stuck with until I would receive the Apple TV, should I take that offer, which would still be worth the $105 plus fees and tax, even if I would end up cancelling after the 3 month prepay. I thought one of the messages out there suggested that

Re: Directtv.now

ghtforward fully accessible way. Sent you prepay for those three months, and you cannot get a refund, that is you cannot cancel and get your money back, if you try it and don't like it. I assume that is because you will have been sent the AppleTV. from my iPhone On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:10

Re: Directtv.now

I don't have an Apple TV and was thinking about getting one through this offer. I don't yet have Windows 8 either, so how can I sign up with this offer? Would it be worth getting as far as accessibility goes? - Original Message - From: Kliphton Miller To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: direct tv now

The directvnow.com site still shows coming soon, so it looks like all those details might be revealed tomorrow morning. - Original Message - From: "Larry McCreary" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 6:50 AM Subject: direct tv now

Re: direct TV now, launches on november 30th

I'm thinking about wanting to get this. I wonder if it will be accessible using voiceover on either iOS or the Apple TV? I'd create a new problem for myself in that my TV only has one HDMI port, and the little DTA box TWC uses appears to only use HDMI as well. If it weren't for the complex

Re: Sling tv

That doesn't sound too bad coming from a spot where the cable box guide gives us nothing at all to work with because it doesn't talk. At least the work arounds should be consistent, at least until an update is done. Work is sort of like that too in one of the main programs I use, except with

Re: Sling tv

I heard the speculation on Twitter that suggested that DirecTV Now could come any week now, the articles suggested by the end of November. Another one I'm watching out for is a newcomer called VidGo, whose selling point seems to be being able to have the local channels as well. The guy I talked

Re: a media live reader

So, what does this app do? - Original Message - From: "Gordon" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016 2:29 PM Subject: a media live reader So I was looking at this app and saw that it costs $29. I'm wondering if anyone out here has

Re: an Uber question

I thought it can happen with x as well, to tee up the next one if they are close to where your destination is, but pool is hsared for sure. - Original Message - From: "Andy Baracco" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 4:58 PM Subject: Re:

Re: an Uber question

From what I read about Uber, the drivers can start to get in trouble if they don't accept more than a certain percentage of calls. I thought I heard one of my drivers get another one when I was almost home once on a busier day, but luckily it seems to not happen too often. - Original

Re: New Sams Club app

They just replaced all the vending machines at work with this new self-checkout concept, making it that much harder for me to get a soda. The hard part now literally is finding someone around at lunch to help, since my lunch time is at a time not many people take, since other shifts seem to be

Re: Spectrum TV App

Hmmm, can anyone get this, or is it like Time Warner where you have to have Charter to have it. Can Time Warner customers get this thing yet? I know their app has gone backwards in accessibility in that I can't get on demand to play any more from ios. This solution might be better. -

Re: The ESPN App

How do you get to them in the Apple Radio stuff? On Tunein, they do have a premium subscription that will get you MLB, NFL, and probably other sports by now for $8.99 per month. I usually subscribe during the NFL season. - Original Message - From: Arnold Schmidt To:

Re: Accessible banking in the United States

I had an account at Ally for awhile, and I did have some accessibility issues online, and their app wasn't so great on accessibility then, not sure if it changed. The major issues on the web are that radio buttons and checkboxes are not identified as such and their status cannot be accessibly

Re: sling TV and Apple TV question.

I know FB and Google have a signle sign-on thing of sorts that many sites use, it only makes sense for Apple to get into this as well. - Original Message - From: "christopher hallsworth" To: "Viphone" Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016

Re: How do i get rid of anoying pokes on Facebook?

I have two also, don't know who they are. Also, on the same idea of annoying email notifications, how do I see what the two group invites are I'm asked about? - Original Message - From: Dave To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 4:53 PM Subject: How do i

Re: JAWS and Window-Eyes

Yes, for all intents and purposes, with VFO owning AISquared and FS, it does appear that that one group owns both Window-Eyes and JFW now. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 8:36 PM Subject: Re: JAWS and

Re: JAWS and Window-Eyes

Yes, I have never been to one of those conventions, but I always look forward to the great audio coverage that comes out from them from Blind Bargains, Serotek, or whoever decides to do it from year to year. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To:

Re: WWDC event, was it yesterday?

Yes, and most of the carriers I know of that do it only support it when using a droid anyways, at least that is how Sprint does it, and it is an add-on cost. - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Re: Be My Eyes

Isn't crowdviz on suspension while they create 2.0? I really hope not, as I bought one of the larger call packs while they were on promotion and never really used them that much. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 12,

Re: Botvac discussion, how about other connected major appliances like washers and dryers

What about the ovens? Even if we can put braille on the most used controls, do they always start out on 350 degrees, or might we accidentally broil the cookies if a high temperature was the last thing used by someone else? I'm glad that the stove at my apartment is all analog because I can

Re: Roomba 980 with an app!

What makes these special compared to the cheaper ones before? I could see the utility in having a robotic vacuum because there's always those little spots one might miss around something, and I'd imagine it can do a better job than many of us. - Original Message - From: "Peter Logan"

Re: Any Time Warner app users out there

Yes, and I heard Charter's app is even harder when it comes to on demand and accessibility. I wish some of that would've been included in the conditions they have to agree to for this to go through, at least, if the FCC couldn't make them make the app stuff accessible, to do the cable boxes by

Re: Voiceover playing through airplay

Yes, it seems the last two updates to iOS 9 have gotten worse when it comes to this VO coming through airplay issue. When I need to restart vo to get the audio level to come back up to normal for the source I intend to play, vo comes through the speakers instead of the phone, and it loses

Re: some hulu questions

Yes, my Hulu does that as well, as it allows for more width for people to see the video, even though a phone is probably not the ideal screen to watch on for a sighted person either. The audio, when using Airplay, can end up better than built-in TV speakers though, but the landscape orientation

Re: Netflix

It logs you out and resets all the settings for the app stored on the phone, I think. - Original Message - From: "Deidre Muccio" To: "Viphone" Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 8:28 AM Subject: Netflix Does anyone know what the

Re: a more functional BT keyboard

I wonder why people like the so called mechanical keyboards that are expensive? I heard they are starting to become a thing with gamers. I think I'm too young to have remembered those. - Original Message - From: "Rose Combs" To: Sent:

Re: a more functional BT keyboard

mory! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 2:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: a more functional BT keyboard I wonder why people like the so called mechanical keyboards

Re: watch e s pn app and ipad

Is this only for iPads, or is there this new ESPN app for the iPhone as well? I thought mine is still called Watch ESPN, and I have TWC. I know the buttons for the channel names and such used to be unlabeled, so you had to go in and then read the title to see what it is you ended up on. -

Re: Apple music: why am I being asked to join when I have already joined?

It appears to be fixed for me now. I think it was the whole App Store and iTunes Store. - Original Message - From: "Daniel Miller" To: Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 9:46 AM Subject: Re: Apple music: why am I being asked to join when

Re: One incoming call routed to two different phones

Even an old iPhone 4S with the latest OS becomes part of this as well. I have that old thing around to use as a test device, since for awhile, the online sites don't give much to sell them anyways. I wonder if Apple and the carriers take it to the next extreme in that if I have a call going on

Re: question about setting up OnCallDefender app found on Applevis

if there is an emergency? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 1:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: question about setting up OnCallDefender app found on Applevis I found

Re: question about setting up OnCallDefender app found on Applevis

like it does the same thing, allowing you to contact the nearest EMS services. When I got it it was free but there may be a subscription now. The app is very accessible, though there may be more exploring involved in the initial sign-up screens. Good luck, Wayne On 12/15/15, Brent Harding <br.

question about setting up OnCallDefender app found on Applevis

I found this personal safety app on AppleVis called OnCallDefender. It is like a panic button for your phone that lets some kind of monitoring company know you need help in those situations one hopes will never happen. I may potentially be starting a job some time in the new year if all goes

Re: Headphones that don't block your ears

What's the difference between the older Blues, the newer 2S, and the Trekz Titanium? - Original Message - From: "Alex Stone" To: Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 11:14 AM Subject: Re: Headphones that don't block your ears Fair

Re: Problem with Uber

Emailing is probably the best way. I don't think Uber has a lot of control on making their support section accessible, as from the address bar, it goes to Zendesk, and that company probably has to fix its accessibility issues. The big issue, at least with iOS and JFW on that type of site is

Re: For Those Who May be in the Market for a New Cell Provider in the USA, Sprint Launches LTE+ Service

I think with Sprint and Verizon, it's kind of both. You have the sim for data on LTE, but yet you have CDMA for the voice part or for areas that have no LTE available. I think the phones can be more easily switched though as they have to unlock if you aren't under contract or on an installment

Re: For Those Who May be in the Market for a New Cell Provider in the USA, Sprint Launches LTE+ Service

I think they are all unlockable now after the contract or payment plan are paid off. I think Verizon is as much CDMA as Sprint is. Sprint is a decent value for the money though, at least around here. There are places where it doesn't work so well, but that problem probably exists with everyone.

Re: Temporary fix for netflix audio description on the 4th gen apple TV

le audio description, would they be stuck with it or can it be disabled for them but enabled for Arlene, my blind room mate and I? On Nov 4, 2015, at 9:04 PM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote: Wow! This is another feature they have to enable for you on there end that we don't get acces

Re: Temporary fix for netflix audio description on the 4th gen apple TV

Wow! This is another feature they have to enable for you on there end that we don't get access to? I wonder if it works to play something through an iPhone, set the language to description, and then every other device on your account should pick that up, unless this only applies to that device.

Re: Temporary fix for netflix audio description on the 4th gen apple TV

ect: Re: Temporary fix for netflix audio description on the 4th gen apple TV Yes, that’s how it’s supposed to work, but since the new apple TV app didn’t support it from the start, they’re offering that fix until they get the issue resolved. On Nov 4, 2015, at 11:04 PM, Brent Harding <br...

Re: How to deal with call waiting.

Yes, hold and mute are a little harder in that you have to hide the keypad to get to those. Even in iOS 8.4 for me, Voiceover goes to the low quality mode on my iPhone 6, so that fix must be in a later batch of 6's or something. - Original Message - From: joseph hudson To:

Re: T-Mobile’s network extender lets anyone use your Internet bandwidth

I wonder what the difference is between the previous router and a normal wifi router? I suppose TMobile's has some kind of quality of service built in to prioritize your connection for calls to go through, where most of the modem/gateways I've had only do that by device or wired port. -

Re: T-Mobile’s network extender lets anyone use your Internet bandwidth

I doubt they charge you for the data connection you basically provide them to rebroadcast. As far as I understood it, they are like mini cell towers that connect back to the carrier's network over the public internet through whatever router you plug it into. I wonder if it would be legal to use

Re: A Quick Reminder about Visual Voicemail in iOS 9.x

The only useful thing I could think of for this feature might be to email myself one I wanted to keep longer. - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:11 PM Subject: Re: A Quick Reminder

Re: Remote desk top apps?

NVDA and JFW remote desktop support would require those screen readers to also be installed on the server as well. Although this would seem like a reasonable accomodation for a place to do, since the server doesn't need a license separate from the client you access it from, I heard that

Re: TuneIn's $7.99 premium subscription now includes NFL radio feeds

Are they restricting it to desktop and tablet only like ESPN tends to do for NBA radio coverage? I'm glad I will be able to just buy this and get the Packers feed, plus Sunday and Monday night again, as long as I can airplay it through my phone. - Original Message - From: "Chris

Re: Subscriptions was Re: TuneIn's $7.99 premium subscription now includes NFL radio feeds

Also, it depends if the subscription is handled by logging in to the account online, where it would be tied for all devices, or an in-app purchase that is an auto-renewing subscription. If it is paid through Tunein on the web, you probably can technically share your login to it, but they

Re: What Will This Mean For The Voice Dream Products

I wonder if Ivona is shutting down because for a company like Amazon, we aren't a big enough market? I heard awhile back that Amazon is who owns Ivona now. I'm sure most of the other voice venders like Nuance are in plenty of things that aren't blindness or disability specific though. -

Re: Cooking with terabytes

I remember back when that System Access To Go's speech would say fathoms where FM should've been in radio listings. The ones I really found annoying were back in school when they used Kurzweil 3000 to try to turn scanned books in to audio, hearing web addresses completely pronounced with all

Re: Two small features in iOS 9 that I really I'm going to love

In 8, when I have to copy garbage strings, I have VO speak it and then the 3 finger quad tap, but you often get extra junk with it as well that you don't want in there because it literally copies what VO spoke. - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To:

Re: Switching between carriers with Sprint branded iPhone 5

I think Sprint will only domestically unlock either the 5S and up or the 6 and up. The big question will be whether to buy out my lease after it is up or get what will probably be the iPhone 7 by then. I thought about switching to TMobile at that point, but they're new in my area, and I don't

Re: My top iOS 9 Bugs

I tested the beta on the old 4S that I don't have active service on. Did they fix the bug that would sometimes make streaming audio sound like the chipmunks? I was playing Tunein radio on it at the time of that first public beta, and VO and everything started playing fast with the high pitch

Re: List of merchants excepting Apple Pay

One start, and the site isn't the most accessible, is the liste Mastercard has of merchants who take contactless payments, or pay pass. Apple Pay is compatible with that, so it should work at most stores on that list. - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To:

Re: A Braille Smart Watch?

I wonder if it would be able to take calls from an iPhone that is using Wifi calling? That is an undocumented limitation of the Apple Watch. It will not ring unless your phone is on cellular only when it comes to phone calls. I figured that out in the rain at a restaurant trying to find my Uber

Re: Looking for an extra battery that includes a lightning connector

Ravpower makes one, and I got that on Amazon. The little cable built in to it isn't more than a couple inches long though, but it does exist, and it works good. - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To: Sent: Saturday, September 12,

Re: Bad news concerning gamepass and the NFL mobile app.

The packers seem to be a hard one to find their feed of. I'd say they have pretty good talent on there, and being in Wisconsin, that's the one I would want to listen to. I guess Fox or CBS on TV will have to safice because it isn't worth $23 a month to subscribe to Sirius just for that. It

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